📍 3301 W Campbell Rd, Garland, Dallas County, 75044
Big Springs el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Grant Bortnem. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Big Springs el enrolls 390 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 19% |
| Asian | 46 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 390 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Big Springs el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 112.
Big Springs el is one of 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD, based in RICHARDSON, Texas. The district serves 36,971 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 390 students, Big Springs el is smaller than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large